Table 1.
Description of sampling scheme of collected droppings of birds of prey. For each sampling date, the results of Salmonella spp. detection are reported [(−) negative, (+) positive, (/) if not sampled], and the serovar identified (n/a if not applicable).
| Raptors Species | ID Code | 20 July 2021 | 5 August 2021 | 27 December 2021 | Serovar | NCBI Acc. No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) | A1 | + | / | − | Salmonella Infantis | SAMN40917614 |
| Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) | A2 | + | / | − | Salmonella Bredeney | SAMN40917609 |
| Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) | A3 | + | / | − | Salmonella Bredeney | SAMN40917606 |
| Bateleur (Terathopius ecaudatus) | B1 | + | / | − | Salmonella Bredeney | SAMN40917610 |
| Eurasian eagle-owl (Bubo bubo) | C1 | + | / | − | Salmonella Bredeney | SAMN40917608 |
| Crested caracara (Caracara plancus) | D1 | + | / | − | Salmonella Bredeney | SAMN40917607 |
| Crested caracara (Caracara plancus) | D2 | / | − | + | Salmonella Infantis | SAMN40917615 |
| African Fish Eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer) | E1 | + | / | − | Salmonella enterica subsp. diarizonae IIIb (50:r:1.5) O:50 (Z) | sequencing not performed |
| African Fish Eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer) | E2 | + | / | − | Salmonella enterica subsp. diarizonae IIIb (35:r:z35) O:35 (O) | sequencing not performed |
| Black-chested buzzard-eagle (Geranoaetus melanoleucus) | F1 | − | / | − | n/a | n/a |
| Hooded vulture (Necrosyrtes monachus) | G1 | − | − | / | n/a | n/a |
| Egyptian Vulture (Neophron percnopterus) | H1 | / | − | − | n/a | n/a |
| Barn Owl (Tyto alba) | I1 | / | − | − | n/a | n/a |
| Barn Owl (Tyto alba) | I2 | / | − | / | n/a | n/a |
| Barn Owl (Tyto alba) | I3 | / | − | / | n/a | n/a |
| Tawny owl (Strix aluco) | L1 | / | − | / | n/a | n/a |
| Black kite (Milvus migrans) | M1 | / | − | / | n/a | n/a |
| Harris’s hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus) | N1 | / | − | / | n/a | n/a |